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Chapter 2: Origins of American Government
Section 4
Chapter 2: Origins of American Government
Section 4
ObjectivesObjectives
1. Identify the Framers of the Constitution and discuss how they organized the Philadelphia Convention.
2. Compare and contrast the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.
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and the New Jersey Plan.
3. Summarize the convention’s major compromises and the effects of those decisions.
4. Describe the delegates’ reactions to the Constitution.
Key TermsKey Terms
• Framers: the individuals who attended the
Philadelphia Convention
• Virginia Plan: a plan offered at the Convention
that called for a central government with three
branches, with each state’s representation in a
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branches, with each state’s representation in a
bicameral legislature based mainly on
population
• New Jersey Plan: a plan calling for a central
government with a unicameral legislature and
equal representation of all the states.
Key Terms, cont.Key Terms, cont.
• Connecticut Compromise: an agreement to divide
Congress into two houses, one with representation
based on state population and one with equal
representation for all states
• Three-Fifths Compromise: an agreement to count
each slave as three fifths of a person when
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each slave as three fifths of a person when
determining state population
• Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise: an
agreement forbidding Congress from taxing state
exports or interfering with the slave trade for at least
20 years
IntroductionIntroduction
• What compromises enabled the Framers to
create the Constitution?
– The Connecticut Compromise
• This compromise dealt with how to determine the
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• This compromise dealt with how to determine the
representation of states in the national legislature.
– The Three-Fifths Compromise
• This compromise dealt with issues arising from slavery.
– The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
• This compromise addressed northern and southern
disagreements about foreign trade.
The FramersThe Framers
• The Constitutional Convention began on
May 25, 1787, with 55 delegates.
– These individuals, called the Framers, came from
many backgrounds:
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many backgrounds:
• Many had fought in the Revolutionary War.
• Eight had signed the Declaration of Independence.
• 34 had attended college at a time when it was a rare
achievement.
• Two would become President, one a Vice President,
nineteen a U.S. Senator, and thirteen a member of the
House of Representatives.
A New GovernmentA New Government
• The Framers elected George Washington as president of the convention and set up procedural rules.
– A majority of state
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– A majority of state delegations would need to be present to conduct business.
– Each delegation would have one vote.
– A majority vote would carry a proposal.
A New Government, cont.A New Government, cont.
• Then, on May 30th, the Framers made their biggest decision: to replace the Articles of Confederation rather than amend
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rather than amend them.– James Madison (right) was a major figure in the movement to replace the Constitution.
The Virginia PlanThe Virginia Plan
• This plan called for a government with a legislative, executive, and judicial branch.
– Congress would have two houses, with representation based on state population or the money given to the central government.
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money given to the central government.
– Congress would have more power than it had under the Articles.
• It would be able to force states to obey federal law.
– The members of Congress would elect a national executive and judiciary.
• These two branches would form a council that could veto acts passed by Congress.
The New Jersey PlanThe New Jersey Plan
• This plan proposed a much different
organization of the three branches.
– Congress would have a single house with equal
representation for each state.
• This Congress would have more limited powers than
under the Virginia Plan.
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under the Virginia Plan.
– There would be an executive committee of several
people, chosen by Congress.
• At the request of a majority of state governors,
Congress could remove members of this committee.
– The executive committee would appoint a supreme
tribunal to be the federal judiciary.
Connecticut CompromiseConnecticut Compromise
• Checkpoint: What was the Connecticut
Compromise?
– Small states feared that larger states would dominate
them under the Virginia Plan.
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them under the Virginia Plan.
– The Connecticut Compromise, also called the Great
Compromise, solved this dispute.
• In the House of Representatives, each state would be
represented according to its population.
• In the Senate, each state would have equal
representation.
Additional CompromisesAdditional Compromises
• Southern states wanted to count slaves as
part of the state population. Northern
states did not.
– The Three-Fifths Compromise counted each
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– The Three-Fifths Compromise counted each
slave as three-fifths of a person when figuring
representation in Congress.
Additional Compromises, cont.Additional Compromises, cont.
• Southern states wanted to protect their
agricultural exports and the slave trade
from regulation by Congress.
– Under the Commerce and Slave Trade
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– Under the Commerce and Slave Trade
Compromise, Congress could not tax state
exports or interfere with the slave trade until
1808.
The Issue of SlaveryThe Issue of Slavery
• Disputes over slavery
during the Convention
arose because slavery
was far more common in
the agricultural South
than in the more industrial
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than in the more industrial
North.
• However, slavery was
legal in every states
except Massachusetts.
A Bundle of CompromisesA Bundle of Compromises
• Checkpoint: Why was the Constitution called a “bundle of compromises”?– The Framers had to resolve disputes involving such issues as:
• The exact structure of the new government
• Regional differences among the states
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• Regional differences among the states
• The method of choosing the President
• How to amend the Constitution
• The limits on federal powers
– The Constitution they approved on September 17, 1787, has thus been called a “bundle of compromises.”
ReviewReview
• Now that you have learned what
compromises enabled the Framers to
create the Constitution, go back and
answer the Chapter Essential Question.
– How does the Constitution reflect the times in
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– How does the Constitution reflect the times in
which it was written?